Sunday, 8 July 2012

Former soldier in UK with Asperger syndrome and PTSD given minimum five years for killing landlady

Aaron Wilkinson admitted to manslaughter under diminished capacity after killing his landlady by shooting her in the face and chest with a shotgun.  Wilkinson is a veteran of Afghanistan and has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  Based upon Wilkinson's mental condition the jury apparently found that he was not in control of his actions when he shot his landlady twice, then reloaded and shot her a third time.  Read more at dailymail.co.uk here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169801/Soldier-shot-landlady-dead-like-killed-jailed-just-years-jury-hears-Afghanistan-left-mentally-scarred.html#ixzz1zvns4mxg
Read more in an earlier report at dailymail.co.uk here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117681/Afghanistan-veteran-shot-landlady-point-blank-range-failed-kill-serving-warzone.html

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